National Republican., 1887-11-11
ONE BoTrLE OF WHISKY
Causes the Loss OF One Life ana En-
dangers Another.

dangers Another.
Immediately upon the opening of the
criminal court yesterday morning the trial
Of Beverly Jones, charged with the murder
Of Robert B. Morris by jabbing him In the
ye with the ferrule Of an umbrella on the
d of September last, was entered upon.
DIR. w. e. Poulton was the frst witness ex-
amined, and testified that death was caused
by cerebral hemorrhage. The blood ves-
sells had been broken, the orbital bone
fractured and the brain broken, and small
pieces Of bone found in It. The penetra-
tion Of the brain caused death.
DR.. Lachlan Tyler testified as to the au-
topsy, corroborating the preceding witness.
He said that death was caused by shock
and hemoirhage of the vessels Of the
brain.
John Gibson, an employe Of stephenson's
Express Company, was In DesmoRd alley
when the trouble started. Morris came to
the stable with bottle Of whisky, and
bad Gibson put It away for him while he
went into the Office. When Morris come
out to get the bottle II was found that
about a gill OF the contents had disappeared.
Gibson asked Jones II he had drank the
liquor, and he denied 1t. Morris spoke up
and said Jones had done IL, for his
bOH buW ultl uO JOuc5 re-.
piled that Morris's son was q liar, and
Morris told him not to cay 80, or he would
cut his - out, and Jones retorted, saying
he would chunk his eyes out. Witness
said, "Don't do that" and Jones stepped
back and then made toward Morris, aud
having the umbrella closed, he, with his
two hands, gave It a thrust, striking Morris
In the eye, and the umbrella staff broke at
the ferrule. Dennis Newman had Morris
In his arms when Jones went up and struck
him with the handle, saying, &c d
you; III kill you any how" and then
walked away. They taen washed Morrls's
face and took him home IN a buggy.
Morris was but four or Eve feet from wit
ness at the time, and was saying, "No, you
won't,n when Jones approached him with
| the umbrella.
John Morris, the young son Of the man
killed, stated that he saw Jones take a
drink OF the whisky. His father said to
Jones not TO call witness liar, and when
Jones came toward his father the latter
laughed, not thinking he was In earnest.
Gibson then got between then, and as
Jones advanced his father stepped back.
Saw Jones when he hurt his father, and
witness then went home to 32S Virginia
avenue. His father was brought home in
about quarter Of an hour, and suffered
much till he died, about 4 O'Clock the next
afternoon.
John A. Braxton, driver for Sprlpgman
Bros, testified to seeing Jones strike Morris
with the umbrella, but thought nothing Of
ituntil he heard Morris say, "He has put my
eye out"
Patrick Frawley, foreman of a gang
OF men working on the streets, and
at the time Of the occurrence a driver
for Stephenson, saw the whole trouble.
| 1t originated In q quarrel about Is cents aud
bottle of whisky. Morris called on small
boy to prove that Jones had taken the
whisky, which the latter denied, calling the
boy a liar. Morris interfered to defend the
boy, and made threats to cut Jones. More
words followed, when Jones took the um-
brella and struck Morris In the face. Brax-
ton then ran up and prevented further
| blows.
Martha Newman lives In Desmond alley,
where the difficulty took place, and was
home at the time. All she saw was Jones
strike Morris three times across the face
and eyes with the umbrella. The men
were talking, but she could not hear what
WAS said, aud Morris stood with his arms
folded. After Jones jabbed Morris In the
eye he struck him across the face and eyes,
and then walked away down the alley.
Annie Bird, another resident OF the alley,
said she saw the jab In the eye and blood
running. Jones then said: "You - of
- IN kill you anyhow" and struck Nor
ris twice across the face.
At the close Of the testimony for the gov
ernment the court adjourned for the day.